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September 22, 2025

Max Land’s new 1:10 Astro track hosts first race

Having announced the addition of a brand new 1:10 astroturf offroad track to the existing Max Land / RC Divoké Jelení racing complex back in July, the Czech Republic’s newest track hosted its first race over the weekend. The opening event saw racers complete over four buggy classes with Mod and Stock of both 2WD and 4WD. In 2WD Stock, it was the club’s own Martin Minyuk who claimed the TQ spot, while in 2WD Mod qualifying went the way of Daniel Hofman. The 4WD action saw the Stock TQ claimed by another club member Vaclav Jires and while 4WD Mod went to the track’s very own Max Gotzl. In the finals, 2WD Stock would be an intense fight before the overall win went to the TQ man Martin Minyuk and his Xray ahead of Vojtech Hejzlar with Pepa Vich’s Team Associated completing the podium. In 2WD Mod, factory Xray driver Götzl overtook Hofman at the beginning of the first two legs of the A finals to seal the overall victory. Vojtech Hujer made it an all XB2 podium. In 4WD Stock, Jires managed to convert his TQ position into a win in front of Petr Vondrus for an Sworkz 1-2 ahead of the Xray of Vojtech Hejzlar. 4WD Mod saw Götzl win the first two legs to secure a double win at the opening event of his home track ahead of Hofman and Jindrich Jirak. With the race wrapping up the Czech outdoor season, the club are looking forward to fully utilising the new astro track for the 2026 outdoor season.

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September 22, 2025

2026 Charity Race – Announcement

A race that has raised thousands of euros for local charities since its inception, the organisers of the annual Charity Race in Italy has announced date for the 15th edition of the popular Electric Touring Car event. Organised each year by ASD Team La Gang, the Charity Race will take place on January 17/18 at the RC Landia indoor carpet track in Scandiano in the northeast of the country. Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski has won the past three editions of the race which over the years since beginning in 2010 counts reigning World Champion Bruno Coelho and former Champions Marc Rheinard, Ronald Volker and Alexander Hagberg among its winners. The club are always keen to highlight the main goal of the race stating, ‘Remember, this race is all about giving back! All proceeds will be donated to support children in need. Join us for a fun-filled weekend of racing while making a positive impact on the lives of these youngsters.’

Source: Team La Gang [teamlagang.it]

September 22, 2025

Kim joins Xray

Continuing to expand it’s Asian team line-up under the leadership of factory driver Nicolas Lee, Xray has announced that top Korean onroad racer EC Kim will represent the brand in Electric Touring Car. Having raced an Awesomatix this season at the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC) in July, on his new deal with Xray EC Kim said, ‘First of all, I’m honored to join Team Xray. I’ll be working on the touring car program and I’m looking forward to getting out hit the track with the Xray X4 soon.’

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 22, 2025

Max Power 21 GT-RX Quadrifoglio 1:8 GT Engine

Italian onroad specialist engine tuner and reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champions Max Power debut its new 1:8 GT engine, the 21 GT-RX Quadrifoglio, at the IFMAR World Championships in Chile. In the hands of Italian driver Franco Desiderio, the engine was put through its paces at the large high speed Club de Aeromodelos de Chile track, with Desiderio racing both the Semi Final and Main and running in P5 before a late crash dropped him to 7th. The latest engine from Massimo Fantini, it is the first GT engine to use an aluminium cylinder hence the name “Quadrifoglio”. With a DLC coated crankshaft and aluminium cylinder that are specific for GT, the both features new timing. Another new feature is a specific carburetor with low sitting 7 millimetre aluminium Venturi. The engine also fitted with extra power backplate. Following the final Desiderio, who owns Florida based RC1 Racing, stripped his 21 GT-RX Quadrifoglio to give us an look at the engines new parts and features.

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September 21, 2025

Xray confirm Ratheisky for MonTech NYGP

Xray’s Jan Ratheisky has been confirmed for next month’s MonTech New York Grand Prix, the German driver the second international entry announced so far for the seventh edition of the high profile US indoor race. With Xray the reigning NYGP Mod Touring Car Champions after Keven Hebert took the win last year, Ratheisky will lead the Slovakian manufacturer’s challenge Stateside. Taking place at 360v2 RC in New Rochelle from October 16-19th, this year’s event will see drivers compete for victory over 9 different classes on the large 105ft x 48ft carpet track. In Touring Car, drivers will battle it out in Modified, 21.5, 25.5, and 25.5 LMH (LeMans Hypercar) as well as FWD, while in 1:12 there is Mod, 13.7, 17.5 and LMH 1:12.

Source: Fordham 360 Hobbies & Raceway [Facebook]

September 19, 2025

Mazzeo becomes double World Champion in Chile

Raptor/Gimar driver Alessio Mazzeo has gone from being close in the past to becoming a double World Champion in less than 24-hours, the Italian taking the biggest win of his career today when he executed a flawless drive to win the IFMAR 1:8 Nitro GT World Championship final in Chile. Winning the Electric GT World title yesterday in Santiago, and having hinted at what was to come as he put in a sterling performance in the battle for the Nitro TQ honours in the final qualifier, lining up behind Serpent’s eventually Top Qualifier Andrea Catanzani, he and Catanzani were the class of the field. From the start of the 1-hour Main they pulled clear of the field around the Club de Aeromodelos de Chile track with it looking like the stage was set for a battle between the two different generations of drivers. Unfortunately that anticipated fight to become the World No.1 lasted just four & a half minutes. Catanzani would suffer a flame out and his demise was only the start of more problems to come for Italian drivers, the nation dominating qualifying and locking out all four direct qualifying spots in the main. 11-minutes in and Natanaele Senesi suffered the first of numerous flame-outs. With Alex D’Angelo holding a comfortable second, just as Mazzeo put a lap on the Capricorn driver 36-minutes into the race, the 2023 Worlds Top Qualifier would come to a stop on track. The issue proved terminal, his throttle servo having failed. This promoted Carli Lopez to second making for a Raptor 1-2 on track. Despite this being his first World Championships, the 21-year-old drove a superb final to maintain his position and take a hugely popular second place. A driver who is no stranger to the World Championship stage, Brazil’s Flavio Elias would turn around a day that started off in the worst way possible when he was taken out of his Semi by another driver in pit lane while in a bump up position. Having to go through the Last Chance Final, the WIRC driver won that to line up as the 11th car in the final and through all the drama found himself finally achieving a World Championship podium finish, a recovering Catanzani just 3-seconds back when they crossed the line.

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September 19, 2025

Xray X12‘26 1:12

Xray has unveiled their ‘all new’ 1:12 chassis, the X12‘26. Featuring a redesigned chassis with reduced rear flex this improves stability & overall traction. The chassis also adds mounting holes for a floating servo mounting and additional holes for easier access to rear pod hardware. A new pod front plate and carbon side link plates with 3 positions provides proper side link alignment for each of the centre pivot positions. New side link mounting positions keep the side links’ rear pivots in-line with each of the three centre pivot positions to minimise bind during suspension compression. At the front a redesigned front carbon bumper improves durability while a front brace from thinner 1.6mm carbon material improves handling & overall feel. Wider front lower arms, 1mm wider per side, improves drivability in all conditions. New aluminium pivot holders allow a lower roll-centre setting without protruding below the chassis. The X12’26 offers two servo mounting alternatives, fixed & floating, with an all-new floating servo holder providing more forgiving handling and minimises steering drift due to servo movement after a crash.

View the full X12’26 presentation here

September 18, 2025

Mazzeo crowned inaugural Electric GT World Champion

Raptor’s Alessio Mazzeo is the inaugural IFMAR 1:8 Electric GT World Champion, the Italian claiming the title in Chile this evening after he backed up his A1 win with another controlled winning performance in A2 ahead of fellow countryman Natanaele Senesi. Having secured the TQ honours for the class, topping 5 of the 6 qualifiers, the 33-year-old finally achieved the sport’s greatest prize. An Italian National Champion, a European Champion, and a Worlds podium finisher, after many years as one of nitro onroad’s top international racers he now completes the set with a World title. While acknowledging himself the low entry in Santiago, Mazzeo joins Italy’s World Champion role of honour and an even more elite group of World Champions, namely Davide Ongaro and Lamberto Collari, who achieved success with a Sanwa stick radio. Securing the title early, A3 set to take place tomorrow, Mazzeo can now firmly set his sights on doing the double at the the Club de Aeromodelos de Chile track as he line-up second for the 1-hour Nitro GT final having shown in qualifying today he can dig deep when he needs too. Giving Raptor the right to now call itself a World Champion manufacturer, Mazzeo’s car was fitted with Hobbywing electronics with power coming from Nosram batteries.